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Conservative leadership

  • Midshot of James Cleverley in blue suit and tie outside building with large brass plaque on wall

    James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race

  • Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves earlier this summer.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Labour and Starmer suffer sharp fall in popularity since election, poll suggests – as it happened

  • King Charles sits alongside Queen Camilla as he reads the King's Speech in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament

    House of Lords plans fail to tackle overmighty government

  • Aditya Chakrabortty

    Two tribes are at war for the Tory leadership. How to choose? Let me help

    Aditya Chakrabortty
  • Liz Truss during the launch of the Popular Conservatism movement in London on 5 July 2024.

    Brief letters
    Four reasons not to Truss Tory ambition

  • Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak at PMQs

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    UK politics: Starmer accused of ‘hiding’ assessment of winter fuel payment cut on pensioners – as it happened

  • Mel Stride

    Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest

  • A woman warming her hands over an electric heater at home

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Keir Starmer faces rebellion as 53 Labour MPs abstain over winter fuel and one votes with Tories – as it happened

  • Rachel Reeves in Downing Street last week.

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs she is ‘not immune’ to concerns over winter fuel allowance plans – as it happened

  • John Crace

    The politics sketch
    No one cares who will lead the Tories next, not even them

    John Crace
  • Composite photo: James Cleverly, Mel Stride, Kemi Badenoch, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick.

    Tory leadership contenders upset over 10-minute conference speech plan

  • Robert Jenrick leadership campaign launch., London, England, United Kingdom - 01 Sep 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock (14683043aw) Conservative Party leadership candidate ROBERT JENRICK is seen in his campaign launch in central London. Robert Jenrick leadership campaign launch., London, England, United Kingdom - 01 Sep 2024

    The Tory leadership race says it all about the trouble they are in. Jenrick, Badenoch, Stride: what a crew!

    Geoffrey Wheatcroft
  • James Cleverly is seen by some Tories as the best hope of uniting the right and liberal wings of the Conservative party

    James Cleverly’s ‘likability’ boosts runoff chances in Tory leadership race

    The shadow home secretary’s allies say his charm and lack of political enemies could win him cross-party support
  • Robert Jenrick speaks at his leadership campaign launch in London

    Robert Jenrick emerges as surprise frontrunner in Tory leadership race

  • John Crace

    The politics sketch
    Tories think being weird makes them interesting, but it just makes them weird

    John Crace
  • Keir Starmer stands in front of a wind turbine

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – as it happened

  • Zoe Williams

    Want to know the problem, Tories? You’re … weird. And even your own tribe thinks so

    Zoe Williams
  • Priti Patel

    The Guardian view on the Tory leadership contest: shrinking to the challenge

    Editorial: The candidates’ silence on the causes of election defeat is eloquent about the party’s dismal state
  • Priti Patel standing at a lectern

    Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest in first round

    Former home secretary got two fewer votes than Mel Stride, while Robert Jenrick leads race to succeed Rishi Sunak
  • Priti Patel

    Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    Priti Patel repeats call for Tory members to have more say in running party after defeat in leadership race – as it happened

    Former home secretary finishes behind Mel Stride with Robert Jenrick leading the contest at this stage
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